/* ── Entrepreneurs photos ── */
.ec-photo {
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: cover;
  background-position-x: center;
}

.ec-photo-1 {
  background-image: url("https://testadmissions.gitam.edu/images/applyloginimages/Muralidhar_Teppala.webp");
}

.ec-photo-2 {
  background-image: url("https://testadmissions.gitam.edu/images/applyloginimages/Viswa_Colluru.webp");
}

.ec-photo-3 {
  background-image: url("https://testadmissions.gitam.edu/images/applyloginimages/Gayathri_Kanumuri.webp");
}

.ec-photo-4 {
  background-image: url("https://testadmissions.gitam.edu/images/applyloginimages/Ragavan_Venkatessan.webp");
}

.ec-photo-5 {
  background-image: url("https://testadmissions.gitam.edu/images/applyloginimages/Vinay_Agastya.webp");
}

.ec-brand img {
  display: block;
  width: auto;
  max-height: 22px;
}

.ec-content {
  font-size: 16px;
}

      /* ─── SECTION 5: ENTREPRENEURS ──────────────────── */
      .entrepreneurs-section {
        background: var(--aw);
        padding: 72px 64px;
      }

      .ec-large {
        grid-column: 1;
        grid-row: 1;
      }

      .ec-tall {
        grid-column: 2 / 5;
        grid-row: 1;
      }

      .ec-wide {
        grid-column: 1 / 3;
        grid-row: 2;
      }

      .ec-small-1 {
        grid-column: 3;
        grid-row: 2;
      }

      .ec-small-2 {
        grid-column: 4;
        grid-row: 2;
      }

      .ec-photo {
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
      }

      .ec-photo-1 {
        background: linear-gradient(
          160deg,
          #003530 0%,
          #006655 45%,
          #3a9e82 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-photo-2 {
        background: linear-gradient(
          160deg,
          #002e28 0%,
          #005548 50%,
          #007060 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-photo-3 {
        background: linear-gradient(
          145deg,
          #004038 0%,
          #007367 55%,
          #5ab8a2 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-photo-4 {
        background: linear-gradient(
          160deg,
          #003a32 0%,
          #006050 55%,
          #008875 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-photo-5 {
        background: linear-gradient(
          160deg,
          #002820 0%,
          #004d3e 50%,
          #007060 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-photo::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        background-image: radial-gradient(
          circle,
          rgba(244, 228, 201, 0.1) 1px,
          transparent 1px
        );
        background-size: 20px 20px;
      }

      .ec-overlay {
        position: absolute;
        inset: 0;
        z-index: 1;
        background: linear-gradient(
          to top,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.68) 0%,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.22) 40%,
          transparent 72%
        );
        pointer-events: none;
        transition: background 0.45s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
      }

      .ec-overlay-side {
        background: linear-gradient(
          to right,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.62) 0%,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.2) 45%,
          transparent 78%
        );
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-overlay {
        background: linear-gradient(
          to top,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.92) 0%,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.5) 52%,
          transparent 100%
        );
      }

      .ec.is-revealed.ec-wide .ec-overlay-side {
        background: linear-gradient(
          to right,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.9) 0%,
          rgba(0, 20, 15, 0.55) 55%,
          transparent 100%
        );
      }

      .ec-reveal {
        max-height: 0;
        opacity: 0;
        overflow: hidden;
        transform: translateY(4px);
        transition:
          max-height 0.44s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1),
          opacity 0.3s ease 0.06s,
          transform 0.38s ease 0.06s,
          margin 0.44s cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-reveal {
        max-height: 120px;
        opacity: 1;
        transform: translateY(0);
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-tag.ec-reveal,
      .ec.is-revealed .ec-badges-top.ec-reveal {
        max-height: 48px;
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-badges.ec-reveal {
        max-height: 48px;
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-social.ec-reveal {
        max-height: 36px;
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-big-name-bg {
        opacity: 0.35;
      }

      .ec-big-name-bg {
        transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
      }

      .ec-head {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 8px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .ec-brand {
        width: 28px;
        height: 28px;
        border-radius: 6px;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        flex-shrink: 0;
        font-size: 10px;
        font-weight: 800;
        color: #fff;
        letter-spacing: 0.2px;
        line-height: 1;
      }

      .ec-badges-top {
        position: absolute;
        top: 14px;
        left: 14px;
        z-index: 2;
        margin-top: 0;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .ec-content {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 18px;
        left: 18px;
        right: 18px;
        z-index: 2;
        overflow: hidden;
        max-width: calc(100% - 36px);
        box-sizing: border-box;
      }

      .ec-content-wide {
        bottom: 0;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        right: 0;
        display: flex;
        align-items: flex-end;
        padding: 18px;
        max-width: 100%;
        width: 100%;
      }

      .ec-big-name-bg {
        position: absolute;
        right: -10px;
        bottom: -20px;
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: clamp(80px, 10vw, 140px);
        font-weight: 800;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
        letter-spacing: -4px;
        line-height: 1;
        pointer-events: none;
        user-select: none;
        z-index: 1;
      }

      .ec-wide-inner {
        position: relative;
        z-index: 2;
      }

      .ec-badges {
        display: flex;
        gap: 6px;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .ec.is-revealed .ec-badges {
        margin-top: 6px;
        margin-bottom: 0;
      }

      .ec-badge {
        font-size: 10px;
        font-weight: 600;
        padding: 3px 10px;
        border-radius: 100px;
      }

      .ec-badge-shark {
        background: rgba(139, 203, 183, 0.15);
        border: 1px solid rgba(139, 203, 183, 0.3);
        color: var(--gl);
      }

      .ec-name-row {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        gap: 6px 8px;
        margin-bottom: 6px;
        max-width: 100%;
        min-width: 0;
      }

      .ec-name {
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: clamp(18px, 1.8vw, 24px);
        font-weight: 800;
        color: #fff;
        letter-spacing: -0.5px;
        line-height: 1.1;
        margin-bottom: 0;
        min-width: 0;
        flex: 1 1 auto;
        max-width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-overflow: ellipsis;
        white-space: nowrap;
      }

      .ec-company {
        font-family: var(--font-body);
        font-size: clamp(14px, 1.3vw, 18px);
        font-weight: 600;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
        letter-spacing: -0.3px;
        line-height: 1.15;
        margin: 0;
        padding-top: 1px;
      }

      .ec-founder {
        font-size: 12.5px;
        font-weight: 400;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
        margin-bottom: 0;
        margin-top: 2px;
      }

      .ec-social {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 6px;
        flex-shrink: 0;
      }

      .ec-icon {
        width: 28px;
        height: 28px;
        border-radius: 6px;
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        justify-content: center;
        text-decoration: none;
        transition: background 0.2s;
        flex-shrink: 0;
      }

      .ec-icon:hover {
        background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
      }

      .ec-icon svg {
        width: 13px;
        height: 13px;
      }